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91-191 - General

Section 219
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Protection from flying, intruding or falling objects
219(1)An employer shall ensure that powered mobile equipment has a cab, screen, shield, grill, deflector, guard or other adequate protection for the operator if the operator may be exposed to the hazard of flying or intruding objects.
219(2)Where a hazard exists to the operator of powered mobile equipment from falling objects, an employer shall ensure that the powered mobile equipment is equipped with a falling objects protective structure adequate for the conditions in which the equipment is being used and that meets the requirements of the appropriate SAE standard listed below or that is certified by an engineer to provide equivalent or better protection:
(a) SAE J167 DEC86, “Overhead Protection for Agricultural Tractors - Test Procedures and Performance”;
(b) SAE J231 JAN81, “Minimum Performance Criteria for Falling Object Protective Structures (FOPS)”;
(c) SAE J397 APR88, “Deflection Limiting Volume-ROPS/FOPS Laboratory Evaluation”;
(d) SAE J1042 JUN93, “Operator Protection for General Purpose Industrial Machines”;
(e) SAE J1043 APR85, “Performance Criteria for FOPS on General Purpose Industrial Machines”; or
(f) SAE J1084 APR80, “Operator Protective Structure Performance Criteria for Certain Forestry Equipment”.
2001-33